It gets confusing when you talk about 'spotting' units that may or may not have 'spotted' markers. In the diagram, 'Spotted' means the unit in the hex has a 'Spotted' marker on it.
(12-01-2012, 07:42 AM)J6A Wrote: Why would the unit in 0403 be bloced from 0405? The spotted unit is right behind the hedgerow.
The unit in 0403 does not have a spotted marker, and is more than one hex away from the unit in 0405 (rule 2, one-hex limiting terrain)
(12-01-2012, 07:42 AM)J6A Wrote: How does 0904 - 0906 differ from 0504 - 0802?
The units in 0904-0906 do not have spotted markers, the units in 0504-0802 do.
(12-01-2012, 07:42 AM)J6A Wrote: Why isn't 0801 - 0903 blocked for the hedgerow on the hex spine (I've always played this is blocked)?
That interpretation of
Rule 8.35 came from the Unofficial Players' Guide. Here's the quote from the Guide:
Quote:Q: Is LOS traced along a hedgerow “spine” of a hex blocked?
A: Not merely by the spine itself. Using 8.31 you might be able to see past a spine hexside.
Examples from board 13:
0803 can see 0902
0408 can see 0605 (and 0704)
0905 can see 0705 (assuming the defender is spotted)
The Guide has been superseded by the
Annotated Rules, but it doesn't look like that particular bit made it in. I'll suggest an additional annotation to reflect that a hedgerow
along the spine does not block LOS, as long as there's a clear LOS on at least one side of it.
